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con·trive (kən-trīv́)

[Middle English contreven, from Old French controver, contreuv-, from Medieval Latin contropāre, to compare, Latin com-, com-, + Latin tropus, turn, manner, style (from Greek tropos; see trep-).]

verb: -trived, -triv·ing, -trives. 

transitive verb 

  1. To plan with cleverness or ingenuity; devise: contrive ways to amuse the children.
  2. To invent or fabricate, especially by improvisation: contrived a swing from hanging vines.
  3. To plan with evil intent; scheme: contrived a plot to seize power.
  4. To bring about, as by scheming; manage: somehow contrived to get past the guards unnoticed.

intransitive verb 

To form plans or schemes.

derivatives

con·triv́er
noun